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Author
Publisher
Prestel Verlag
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Written from her 17th-century mountain farm in rural Norway, Nevada Berg's blog and Instagram feed are brimming with gorgeous--and achievable--ideas for home cooking and entertaining. Berg is a self-taught cook, and her simple and charming approach focuses on seasonal food prepared without a lot of fuss. With dozens of mouthwatering recipes for Norwegian-inspired dishes, this book features equally enticing photography of the food and the country's...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
noviembre de 2023.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Esto es y no es una novela, porque la ficci̤n a veces se desliza en sus p̀ginas. Es tambǐn una cr̤nica autobiogr̀fica que arranca con un nįo de cuatro ąos vestido con una chamarra amarilla, que pasa por un joven al que le disparan un 10 de junio y que termina en un hombre de setenta ąos que conversa con L̤pez Obrador sobre los posibles futuros de los libros en M̌xico. Pero es mucho m̀s que eso, porque adem̀s es la cr̤nica de una generaci̤n...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Formats
Description
"It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the "peasants"--ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star seems set to rise when he stumbles across a sensational scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents beloved across the neighborhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and "bad apples": the...
Author
Series
Hell's belles volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 17 cm.
Description
A Tempting Thief Raised among London's most notorious criminals, a twist of fate landed Adelaide Frampton in the bright ballrooms of Mayfair, where she masquerades as a quiet wallflower-so plain and unassuming that no one realizes she's the Matchbreaker using her superior skills as a thief to help unwilling brides avoid the altar, all while hiding her own scandalous past. A Powerful Duke Henry Carrington, Duke of Clayborn, has spent a lifetime living...
Author
Publisher
Seis Barral (Editorial Planeta Mexicana)
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
788 pages. ; 24 cm
Description
¿C̤mo llegamos a conocernos? ¿Qǔ significan los otros en nuestras vidas? Asle, un pintor viudo que vive solo en un fiordo noruego, observa su vida entera con la mirada fija en el flujo del mar. No se trata de la nostalgia de un recuerdo, se trata de una observaci̤n meticulosa que busca d̤nde ha fallado.Ha sufrido la adicci̤n, la incomprensi̤n de una sociedad cerrada y su propia oscuridad como artista pero es el amor hacia Ales lo que le obliga...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Mexico
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"The cultural battle transcends all generations, and in his second book with HarperCollins Mexico, author Agustin Laje enumerates, analyzes and details the social variants that affect the new generation of young people and the political implication in an evolving society in favor of preserving youth and family"--
Author
Publisher
Diana
Pub. Date
abril de 2023.
Physical Desc
484 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Viajero incansable, Armando Fuentes Aguirre, Catón, recorre todos los caminos de México. No hay estado del país al que no lo hayan llevado sus andanzas. Quien ame esta patria y quiera sentir su genio y su figura, su corazón y su alma, encontrará en este libro motivos para amarla más profundamente y conocerla mejor. Catón hace un recuento de sus vivencias a lo largo y ancho del país que deriva en un crisol de la cultura popular mexicana: los...
8) A republic of scoundrels: the Schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xx, 348 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
"All across the world, among hundreds of cultures and across centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But Americans didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."--
10) Boys don't fry
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 23 cm
Description
"Jin wishes his family would ask him to help prepare the Lunar New Year feast. But boys, or Babas, never get asked—only Nyonyas, the girls. It's the eve of Lunar New Year, and Jin can't wait for the big family reunion dinner. He loves the aromas and the bubbly chatter coming from the kitchen. His grandmother, Mamah, is cooking up a storm! As his aunties dice, slice, and chop, there's nothing Jin wants more than to learn about the history...
11) Bombshell
Author
Series
Hell's belles volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 18 cm.
Description
After years of living as London's brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom, and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem. No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend's beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If asked, he'd say he's been...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through true stories of excess, drama, and hope. In What Really Happens in Vegas, full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal transport readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment." --
13) Apia de Roma
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
639 pages : black and white illustrations on page 8 ; 23 cm
Description
Apia P̤pulus est̀ a punto de perder a su madre. A pesar de su corta edad, conforme a las costumbres imperantes, contrae matrimonio con Salvio Sextus, un pr̤spero comerciante de perlas de edad avanzada. En el Palatino, el barrio m̀s encumbrado de la ciudad, la joven debe revestirse con una coraza para enfrentar la vida con alguien a quien no ama, cumplir con sus obligaciones de ama y defender su casa de las confabulaciones pol̕ticas. Roma es un...
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Formats
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"An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family's little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them,...
15) American spirits
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Formats
Description
"Three interlocking stories focusing on the residents of a town called Sam Dent, the undercurrent of the Trump movement in America, and a series of local tragedies"--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This Native-directed series reveals the beauty and power of today's Indigenous communities. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century. Each hour explores a core tenet of Native American heritage: the power of Indigenous design, how language and artistry fuel the soul, the diverse ways Native women lead, and the resilience of the...
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